We compared RealSpeed ★★★★★ with Google Fiber (original) ★★★★★ and concluded that RealSpeed is a better speed test than Google Fiber (original).
This is mainly because RealSpeed measures your router speed and your device speed.
The radar chart above is based on the results of our standardized speed test test. The results speak for themselves.
Strengths of RealSpeed
The strongest point of RealSpeed is without a doubt that this speed test performs two speed tests. One from the router and one from the device in use. Both speed tests are accurate.
This gives you direct insight into whether your ISP delivers the promised speed. This makes it immediately clear what the cause is of any performance problems.
RealSpeed starts up instantly, doesn't show ads, and seems fairly frugal in terms of data usage (although we can only determine this at 50%, as we couldn't determine data usage during the router test).
Strengths of Google Fiber (original)
Google Fiber (original) is accuracte and fast (which is a rare combination).
There are no ads and no cookies. Google Fiber is therefore a privacy-friendly speed test.
Despite the warning that "You are not on the Google Fiber network. Running a speed test on your mobile network may result in data charges" the Google Fiber speed test is data efficient.
Our recommendation
Based on what we know about speed tests, if we had to choose between these two speed tests, we would choose RealSpeed over Google Fiber (original). The deciding factor is the accuracy of RealSpeed in both the router test and the device test.